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linguist

noun
/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/

Meaning

A person skilled in foreign languages or in the scientific study of language.

Example Sentences

She is a linguist who speaks six languages fluently.

Synonyms

language expert, philologist, translator, polyglot

Antonyms

illiterate, non-speaker

Collocations

famous linguist, professional linguist, historical linguist, computational linguist

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